As the need for food has drastically increased in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, Lighthouse has established a drive-thru, contactless food distribution system. Volunteer activities include loading food boxes and into vehicles and help with with set up and tear down. In order to maintain social distancing and ensure the safety of our staff…
Food distribution is a hands-on volunteer role. Responsibilities could include: assisting with room set-up, assisting in unloading food donations, moving and arranging food to facilitate the distribution process, distributing food and helping clients carry food to their cars, packing food boxes , stocking shelves, or cleaning up. This is a great chance for volunteers to…
As the need for food has drastically increased in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, Lighthouse has established a drive-thru, contactless food distribution system. Volunteer activities include loading food boxes and into vehicles and help with with set up and tear down. In order to maintain social distancing and ensure the safety of our staff…
As the need for food has drastically increased in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, Lighthouse has established a drive-thru, contactless food distribution center. Volunteer activities include loading food boxes into vehicles and help with with set up and tear down. In order to maintain social distancing and ensure the safety of our staff and…
Development Centers provides early education and family support to low-income families living in the 48219, 48223, 48228 and 48235 zip codes. These services are in accordance with the federal Office of Head Start. Volunteers interact with infants and toddlers in classrooms, office organization, assisting with parent-child interaction groups, coordination of resource fairs, and diaper drives.
Assistance with building students packets from the kit-based materials: Historically a volunteer would prepare the manipulatives prior to the experience and bring those materials to the classroom. Each lesson now needs to be broken down to create packets for each student. Remote learning (students at home)- packets will be sent to schools for parent pick…
Community Guides are invaluable to the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center. They play an important role in implementing the museum’s education mission by guiding groups of all ages on a variety of tours of the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center exhibitions. Training is provided. We are always accepting guide applications.
Help us promote our events through social media, hanging posters and handing out leaflets. If you have a flare for design we could use your graphic skills as well.
Our behind the scenes administrative departments such as exhibitions, public programs, advancement, information technology, trips and membership keep the Heritage Center running. Volunteers in these areas are granted a behind-the-scenes look at how the Heritage Center develops and grows. Volunteer opportunities are available Tuesday-Friday 10-6pm, Saturday 10-3pm and as needed for special events.
The Heritage Center auditorium seats as few as 28 and as many as 150–setting up and breaking down for each event can take as much as 2 hours. We also need help installing and de-installing our temporary exhibitions. Volunteers must be able to lift a minimum of 50lbs.